- Rent a boat/yacht
with and without a crew: Explore yourself or
with a captain the beauties of the Amalfi coast and
Capri. We always rent a boat ourselves and drive along
the coast, stop where we want, go swimming, have lunch
in one of the excellent sea food restaurants along the
coast or on Capri. All of them have a valet "parking"
service. You just go closer, wave and make yourself
understood that you want to eat, and then a boat comes
and brings you to the restaurant. Often boats with the
name of the restaurants are already waiting. Some
restaurants display the phone number so you can just
call them.See a selection of these restaurants in the
restaurant section. With a 40 hp boat (the most powerful
you can rent without license, see one in the photo
above) it takes about 1, 5 - 2, 0 hours to go to Capri.
For boat rental call La
Sibilla Tel. 089 874365, mobile phone: 334
3078344,
in Marina di Praia, web site: www.lasibilla.org,
or in Amalfi Amalifsails Tel. 3356451 400, web site: www.amalfisails.it/.
Both will come with the boat to the platform of Villa la
Madonnina and pick you up there. If you drive yourself
you go back to Marina di Praia/Amalfi and you drop the
driver there.

- A great experience
is to go out for a boat trip with a captain
either on a special trip only for you and your party or
on a scheduled excursion. You to discover the beauty and
delights of the Amalfi and Sorrento coast. For many of
our guests this was one of the highlights in their
vacation. The boat can come to the platform below the
villa and pick you up there (if the waves are not too
high). Two alternatives: With Francesco: www.princessamalficoast.com/
: Tel. +39339808 1409. With Barbara: see her web site: www.barbarapositano.it/
or Tel. +39 333683 9004.

- Join ascheduled excursion:
Check at Marina di Praia, if they have an offer or with
more choices in Amalfi and Positano.

- Take ascheduled baot trip from
Amalfi or Positano along the coast, to Capri,
Sorrento or Naples. Same view but no explanation. From
Sorrento you can also go directly to Capri and Ischia.
To start from Sorrento to go to Capri will also be your
choice if you want to have more flexibility for your
schedule. Also in winter boats take off regularly to
Capri. For more information call the tourist office in
Praiano. Tel. 089/874557.See the departure/arrival time here: Boat schedule.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:- Wine tour: Join
Biagio Santoro for a wine/food tasting tour. He will
pick you up from the villa and you will return home with
more knowledge of excellent local wines and local food.
Biagio is als very entertaining and knows everybody
along the coast. See more information in his web site:
AmalfiCoastDrive.com.
Tel.: +39 339 5895021.

- Rent a bike or scooter: For those who fell
comfortable with driving a scooter, it is real fun and
the fastest means of transportation along the coast. You
have a better view and parking is far easier. For the
slower scooters you dont need a special driving license.
Biking is a big sport in Italy and the Amalfitana is a
great place to exercise. You can rent bikes/scooters in
Praiano, Praia Costa in Praiano, Tel. 089 813071.

- Classical musicat Ravello and other
sites: It is a great experience to listen to classical
music in a wonderful setting in Ravello or other
beautiful places. For the program for the whole year see
the information in the villa or visit: Ravello chamber
music. Reservation through Financial Tours, Amalfi: 089
87 1046, or Praiano Tourist office: 089 874557 or you
book on line by going on the web site www.ravelloarts.org/

- Fitness center
"Palestra G. Scirea": A quite big center is
not far from the villa. One day/weekly memberships as
well as personal trainers and courses (e.g. Yoga) are
available. You
can be pick d up at the villa and brought back
after the workout. No web site. If you have facebook you
find a description looking for palestra praiano.
For arrangements call Luca: 3394401001 or send an
email to Luca: onora76@yahoo.it

- Eco museo Marina di Furore:
To walk in about 15 minutes to the impressing valley of
Marina di Furore (Fiordo) is both worthwhile for the
breathtaking scenery of the coast and the valley itself.
You just go to the right when leaving the main gate and
follow the road till the bridge which spans the valley.
The museum is at the bottom of the valley. It covers
three main topics: the unique plants which survived here
from the times before the ice age, the films which were
produced in this romantic place and the industrial
history with paper production and mills. The original
buildings/machines were nicely restored. Guided tours
are sometimes available in Italian and English: for
reservation call 328 88 15 393.

- DISCOTHEQUE:
Closest disco is the once famous Night club Africana
which you find after the tower you see from the villa.
Ask Luigi for more other discos.

- GOLF: There
is no golf course in reasonable distance. But - as you
know - a break and working on the mental side of golf
can be more beneficial than practicing too hard.